Nedra Smith-Sanders
Detroit
Summary
To utilize my skills, education, and experience to gain full time employment in a healthcare facility.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
Help at Home
Dearborn, MI
02.2024 - Current
- Delivered compassionate personal care to clients, ensuring comfort and dignity in daily activities.
- Assisted with medication management, promoting adherence and monitoring client health effectively.
- Supported mobility and transportation needs, enhancing client independence and safety during outings.
- Maintained accurate documentation of client progress and care plans, ensuring compliance with agency standards.
Patient Care Associate
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI
03.2023 - 01.2024
- Provide compassionate patient care, ensuring comfort and safety during daily activities.
- Assist nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and charting patient information on the hematology/oncology unit
- Monitor patients vitals during blood transfusions.
- Wound care assistance
- Performed EKG's
Patient Care Technician
St. John Hospital
11.2017 - 12.2022
- Assist nurses and therapist in the acute rehabilitation unit with vitals, transferring, bathing and feeding. Duties also includes charting and performing glucose test and bladder scans.
Environmental Service
Beaumont Hospital
10.2015 - 11.2017
- Clean discharged hospital room in ICU, Labor and delivery, Emergency Center, disinfect facility, Knowledge of using different Chemicals in different work settings, interact with patients, nurses, and Doctors.
Home Health Care
State Funded Employment
07.2007 - 12.2012
- Cooked meals, cleaned household, assist with intravenous medication and ran daily errands for geriatric patient.
Sterile Processing Technician
St. John Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Sort out instrument for cleaning and sanitizing, set up surgical trays and pick sheets for morning surgeries, knowledge of using Eo gas machine, rotated inventory in storage, knowledge of PPE, and proper use of sterile equipment and washers.
Education
Diploma - undefined
Northern High School
Associate of Science - Science/Surgical Technologist
Wayne County Community College
Detroit, MI06.2024
Patient Care Technician - undefined
Oakland University
10.2017
Skills
- Respectful and compassionate
- Time management
- Elderly care
- Problem-solving
- Dependable and responsible
- Daily living assistance
- Patient care
- Basic housekeeping
- Personal hygiene assistance
- Strong ethics
- Meal preparation
- Housekeeping tasks
- Flexible schedule
- Compassionate care
- Verbal and written communication skills
- First aid and safety
- Flexible schedule and availability
- Patient companionship
- Dementia care
- Compassionate communication
- Team collaboration
- Medication and appointment reminders
- Supportive companionship
- Direct patient care
- Documentation
- COVID-19 safety policies
- HIPAA compliance
- Mobility assistance
- Medication administration
- Patient management
- ADL assistance
- Client transportation
- Incident reporting
- Care plan assessment
- End-of-life care
- Hoyer lifting equipment
- Patient assessments
- Progress documentation
- Complex Problem-solving
- Care plan adherence
- PPE usage
- Indirect patient care
- Reliability and punctuality
- Compassion and empathy
- Active listening
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Verbal and written communication
- Safety awareness
- Conflict resolution
- Patient advocacy
- Cultural sensitivity
- State regulations
- Patient care and companionship
- At-home care instruction
- Daily living activities assistance
- Compassionate client care
- Empathetic listening
- Attentive to people
- Fast learner
- Bedside care
- Clear communication
- Patient mobility assistance
- Lifting and transferring
- Chronic illness management
- Relationship building
- Emotional support
- Multitasking and organization
Additional Information
Phi Theta Kappa
Timeline
Caregiver
Help at Home
02.2024 - Current
Patient Care Associate
Children's Hospital of Michigan
03.2023 - 01.2024
Patient Care Technician
St. John Hospital
11.2017 - 12.2022
Environmental Service
Beaumont Hospital
10.2015 - 11.2017
Home Health Care
State Funded Employment
07.2007 - 12.2012
Sterile Processing Technician
St. John Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2008
Diploma - undefined
Northern High School
Patient Care Technician - undefined
Oakland University
Associate of Science - Science/Surgical Technologist
Wayne County Community College